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Set in the near future, the handmaids of the title are women who can still bear children after the ravages of war caused wide-spread sterility. One of the handmaids, Kate, is caught trying to escape the Republic of Gilead and sent to the prison-like training center. She is sent from there to the hom...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Handmaid's tale (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008 (Screenwriter), Richardson, Natasha (Actor), Dunaway, Faye (Actor), Quinn, Aidan (Actor), McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961- (Actor), Tennant, Victoria, 1950- (Actor), Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [2014?]
Subjects:
Atwood, Margaret, > 1939- > Film adaptations.
Atwood, Margaret, > 1939-
Infertility > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Misogyny > Drama.
Infertility.
Man-woman relationships.
Misogyny.
Drama.
Dystopian films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Science fiction films.
Films dystopiques.
Films de science-fiction.
Films pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:Set in the near future, the handmaids of the title are women who can still bear children after the ravages of war caused wide-spread sterility. One of the handmaids, Kate, is caught trying to escape the Republic of Gilead and sent to the prison-like training center. She is sent from there to the home of the commander to bear his child, but revolutionary forces have other plans for her!
Item Description:Originally released as motion picture in 1990.
Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (109 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:Rated R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Igor Luther ; editor, David Ray ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto.